North Country Trail - Rainbow Lakes
The North Country Trail running NW to SE through the Rainbow Lakes Wilderness is a nice walk-through hike.
Overview Map
The extent of this walk is highlighted by the blue box in this map.
Map Key
See Iron River Area Overview page for segment color coding key and description for use of controls.
Walk-Specific Map
Take Note
- Click on a segment to get specific information.
- Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.
Elevation Profile

Images
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Type | Owner | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCTBF27 | North Country Trail | W Delta Rd to Old tower site | Trail | Public | 1.69 | 1.69 | 117 |
| 2 | NCTBF28 | North Country Trail | Old tower site to Rainbow Lake Tower Trail | Trail | Public | 0.11 | 1.79 | -17 |
| 3 | NCTBF29 | North Country Trail | Rainbow Lake Tower Trail to Tower Lake campsite | Trail | Public | 0.50 | 2.29 | -51 |
| 4 | NCTBF30 | North Country Trail | Tower Lake campsite to Rainbow Lake campsite | Trail | Public | 0.91 | 3.20 | 18 |
| 5 | NCTBF31 | North Country Trail | Rainbow Lake campsite to Anderson Grade Trail | Trail | Public | 1.43 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 6 | NCTBF32 | North Country Trail | Anderson Grade Trail to Bufo Lake trail | Trail | Public | 0.28 | 4.91 | -65 |
| 7 | NCTBF33 | North Country Trail | Bufo Lake trail to Reynard Lake trail | Trail | Public | 0.97 | 5.88 | 60 |
| 8 | NCTBF34 | North Country Trail | Reynard Lake trail to Wishbone Lake trail | Trail | Public | 0.68 | 6.56 | -4 |
| 9 | NCTBF35 | North Country Trail | Wishbone Lake trail to Reynard Lake Rd | Trail | Public | 0.11 | 6.68 | -10 |